The sold-out St. Louis concert on a cold(ish) winter Monday night is a testament to the power of K.Flay. Her combination of hip hop, alt-rock, indie, and pop-rock has struck a chord with mostly 20-somethings but the crowd at Delmar Hall included a wider age gap of fans.
Starting promptly at 9:15 p.m., K.Flay bounded on stage and traipsed back and forth between two risers throughout the night making sure to play to the entire crowd. The ever-changing lighting played a large part in the dark moodiness of the simplistic stage setting. She took time to share stories during her hour-plus performance and told the fans that the night was about celebrating the “dreamers, a giver, and a weirdo” — in other words, everyone in attendance — and are also the names of three of her songs which she performed. Other songs during her Inside Voices Outside Voices tour included “Four Letter Words,” “FML,” and “Nothing Can Kill Us.”
In a statement, the Chicago-born singer/songwriter said this of her 2021 EP release Inside Voices, “So often we keep everything bottled up. Inside Voices was a way for me to exorcise some demons and safely express these uncomfortable but very human emotions I was feeling.”
And from the looks of the crowd, everyone else can relate.
See/listen to the entire setlist is here: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/kflay/2022/delmar-hall-st-louis-mo-2b89a8c6.html
UPSAHL performed the middle slot. Hailing from Phoenix, this singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist (she played guitar and bass during her 35-minute set) had a solid fan base in place. UPSAHL remained bathed in red lights throughout her performance while flanked by a drummer and guitarist each sporting a red jumpsuit. She told the crowd she “put out an album at a real sh*tty part of my life but it turned into a good thing” referring to Lady Jesus, which was just released in October 2021. She also told the crowd she loved St. Louis, “every time we play here we have a f*ing good time.”
She then asked everyone to “channel your inner lunatic” as she intro’d the last song of her set “Lunatic,” to which the crowd responded by headbanging and jumping up and down.
Opener and newcomer Corook had the growing crowd wrapped around her finger by the time her quirky, short set was finished. The Philadelphia-born Corinne Savage has this to say about herself, “a singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and a huge f*ckin dork. No but seriously.” Her EP achoo! will be out March 4. If you want to have fun while easily relating to lyrics, this might just be the EP for you, especially if her song “Snakes” is on it.
All photos from the concert are here: https://bit.ly/KFlay22cz
Up next at Delmar Hall: https://www.thepageant.com/calendar/
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